Overview
- Thapliyal Ji, a Blinkit delivery partner from Uttarakhand, met Chadha for lunch after his earlier Instagram clip on earnings resurfaced and went viral.
- The worker had reported earning ₹763 after 28 deliveries over nearly 15 hours in a single day, drawing widespread public attention.
- During the meeting, he described long and unpredictable hours, fluctuating income, algorithm-driven targets, and weak grievance redressal and protections.
- Chadha reiterated positions he raised in Parliament during the Winter Session, referring to gig workers as the “invisible wheels” of the economy.
- The episode reignited calls for stronger legal safeguards and platform accountability, with no new legislative measures or company responses reported in this coverage.